The Great Australian Dream has been to own a home, but voters' worry and concern that the dream is now unattainable has it at the forefront of voters minds. What are the major parties offering to create more supply and make housing more affordable? And how workable are those policies?Guests:Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of SydneyBrendan Coates, Housing and Economic Security Program Director, Grattan Institute

Labor may have started its parliamentary term with Indigenous Affairs policy front and centre — but how prominent will issues around Indigenous Affairs feature in this election?

The Prime Minister last week appeared to confirm that funding set aside for a Makarrata Commission had been redirected. Under Labor's original election promise, the commission was to guide the second and third steps in the Uluru Statement — truth-telling and treaty-making.

• Guest: Linda Burney, former Minister for Indigenous Australians

More than three million Australian households are experiencing food insecurity ... a situation exacerbated by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Providing essential support to individuals in need are food relief charities...

Now, the talk turns to what food relief charities have been promised in the federal budget and what needs to be prioritised in the election. 

Guest: Ronni Kahn, founder of OzHarvest

Producer: Kelly-Anne Taylor

The Coalition is promising that its gas reservation plan would drive prices down by the end of 2025.

At the weekend, Peter Dutton said the opposition has modelling to back that claim up ... but we'll have to wait to see it.

• Guest: James Paterson, Coalition campaign spokesperson and shadow home affairs minister

The major parties have kicked off the campaign going head-to-head over hip-pocket policies.

Labor has pledged making any price gouging by the supermarkets illegal, while the Coalition is promising its gas reservation policy would drive down power prices by the end of the year.

Both sides will spend the next five weeks trying to convince voters they have the better plan to bring down the cost of living.

• Guest: Katy Gallagher, finance minister and Labor campaign spokesperson.

Graziers in western Queensland are reporting heartbreaking stock losses from unprecedented floods that have impacted a large part of the inland.

With livelihoods in the balance, privately owned helicopters are working alongside government officials to provide urgent fodder drops for surviving cattle, sheep and goats stranded on high ground.

Guest: Sally O'Neil, Barcoo Shire Mayor

As floodwaters begin to recede across large parts of western Queensland, local residents are beginning to assess the damage.

Bogged cattle, inundated properties, unprecedented water levels are just some of the challenges farmers and graziers have been facing .

• GUEST: Andrew Pegler, Navarra station grazier
• PRODUCER: Brianna Charles

Retailers are pushing back on Labor's promise to outlaw price gouging by supermarkets if it wins the election. 

They are questioning the need for yet another inquiry into the sector following the most recent finding by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that there was no evidence of price gouging uncovered in its year long investigation.

• GUEST: Fleur Brown, Chief Industry Affairs Officer, Australian Retailers Association
• PRODUCER: Jacqueline Breen

Bitten, kicked, and verbally abused, those are just some of the instances of violence facing school principals across the country, as they face the worst levels of harassment in over a decade.

The latest report from the Australian Catholic University has found leaders are reporting soaring levels of anxiety and depression, with almost half considering leaving the industry altogether.

• GUEST: Associate Professor Paul Kidson
• PRODUCER: Brooke Young

After his first phone call with the US President, Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has signalled the bipartisan relationship with the US is over. While Mr Carney admits that there may be some cooperation, there is "no turning back" for Canada as it seeks to move away from a reliance on the United States, a country he now says is not a reliable partner. Guest: Roland Paris, former foreign policy advisor to Justin Trudeau and a Professor of International Affairs at the University of Ottawa.